Reclining-chair



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' G. W. M'UNSI-IOWERi REGLINING CHAIR,

' No. 323,824. Patented Aug. 4, 1885.]

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,824, dated August 4,1885.

Application filed April 29, 1885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MUN- SHOWER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bowling Green, in the county of Wood and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Reclining-Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My inventionrelates to an improvement in reclining rocking-chairs; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices,that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

I11 the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the knuckle-joint of the arms. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the mode of attaching the legs to the frame of the chair. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the chair.

Arepresents the bottom of the chair, to which are secured the legs B by means of plates 0, that are bolted to the bottom of the chair and to the legs, as shown. By this constructionthelegs can be taken from the chair,which enables the chair to be packed in a small compass for transportation. Rockers D are secured to the bottom of the legs in the usual way. Through the frame of the chair, and extending below the bottom thereof, near its rear side, is a transverse rod, E, which is headed on one end, and is screw-threaded at its opposite extremity to receive a thumb-nut, F. On the extended ends of the rod E are hinged the lower ends of the side bars, G, of the back of the chair. H represents castings, which are secured on the outer sides of the frame of the chair, and through which the rod E passes. To the side bars, G, are hinged arms I,which extend horizontally from the side bars, and in the outer lower ends of the arms I are formed semicircular openings K, in which are recessed the rounded upper ends ofthe connecting-bars L, the lower ends of which are hinged to the sides of the chair-frame, as at M. From the rear side of the bars L, at their upper ends, extend shoulders N, which bear under the lower sides of the arms I when the back has (No model.)

been raised to about a vertical position and prevent the back from being inclined forward of this point. By means of the recesses K and the rounded upper ends of the arms L it will be understood that a knuckle-joint is formed in the arms of the chair,which enables the back thereof to be inclined rearwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and thus adapt the chair to be converted into a recliningcouch. To the inner sides of the outer ends of the arms I are secured depending metallic brackets 0, through the lower ends of which, and through the centers of the rounded upper ends of the connecting-arms L, extend pivot- I pins P. On these pins 1 between the brackets O and the rounded upper ends of the connecting-arms L, are pivoted the curved bars B, which extend rearwardly between the lower ends of the side bars, G, and the castings H. By tightening the thumb-screw F on the end of the rod E the bars B will be clamped between the castings H and the inner sides of the lower ends of the side bars, G, and thus secure the back rigidly'to the chair at any desired inclination.

A chair thus constructed is exceedingly cheap and simple, is adapted to be inclined to any desired angle, is easily operated, and is not likely to get out of order.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of the bottom frame of the chair with the back hinged thereto, the arms I, pivoted to the back, said arms being provided with the semicircular recesses K at their outer ends, and the arms L, pivoted to the frame of the chair, having the rounded upper portions fitting in the recesses K, and

the rearwardly-extending shoulders N, for bearing against the under sides of the arms I, substantially as described. I

2. The combination of the bottom frame of the chair with the back hinged thereto, the pivotal rod E,having the thumb-screw F, the jointed arms I,secured to the back and to the bottom frame of the chair, and the curved bars B, pivoted to the arms at their joints, and extending between the side bars and the body of Y the chair, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the bottom frame of the chair, of the back, pivotal rod E, for In testimonythatIclaim theforegoing asmy securing the back to the bottom frame, the own I have hereto aflixed my signature in 10 thumb-screw F on the rod E, the bearingpresence of two Witnesses. castings H, the jointed arms 11in ed to the r r1 H 5 back and to the body of the cha ir, and the GEORGE ASHHWTON MUMSHWLR' pivoted 1'0ds R, having their free ends passed W'itnesses: between the castings H and the side bars of JOHN WV. CANARY, the back, substantially as described. MORRIS W ALKER. 

